McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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HON. ANDREW EISENMAYER. Donor of Gymnasium.

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HON. ANDREW EISENMAYER. Illinois had many f raiul im-n thirty ti) titty years ago who coiitrihutcd to make- that State .s, ' Tc-al. Imt tlnre were tew who did more iti his (|uiet. modest way than Andrew Eiseninayer. of Trenton, 111. While not lar elv known in these later years, he was widely known in the sjeneratior, previous to this, ( )f strong- character, intle.xilile honest . kindly, philanthroijic nature no one knew him hiil to like him, Mr, I ' jsenniaver was horn in llas.shnla, I ' .avaria, for many years ,i part of l- ' rar.ce. l- ' ehruary 22. iS 4. and died in Trenton. 111.. AuKUSt ;. hjoo. lie came to this country when he was lO years old. reaching New Orleans in jnne. 1840; he came at of.cc to St, Louis and from there went to St, (lair county, where some years later he was engaged in milling, in which business hy ])rudent management, he amassed a fortmie. His unostentious philanthropic gifts attest his generous kindly nature. To the t ' entral Wcslyan College at Warrenton. Mo,, he gave a hall for students. To McKendree College, at Lebanon. 111., he gave a handsome gvinnasiimi and he did not forget his Bavarian home, which has a buihling contributed by him for or- I)hans. The gynmasium which was donated to McKendree College by .Mr. Ijser.mayer is completed and now stands as a model of tlic most modern architecture and as an everlasting monument to the memory of a great and noble man. To the son and daughter of Mr, . ndre v Eisenmayer. namely. Mr. Conrad Lisenniayer and Mrs. Liz- zie Webrmaim. we the students of McKendree College, tender a cordial vote of thanks for their most kind and generous gift of the s|)lendid e(|ui|iment for the gymnasium, for we rerdize that in tbi-- gift they have not oidy carried out the wishes of a loving fatlter. but have given to the students of this institution a gymnasium coTuplete in every detail, which lias been for many years the one thing necessary to place our institution in the lead of all other scIdoIs. 27

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v HISTORY OF Y. W. C. A. Thursday afternoon, February 3, uSi ;. nine i;iii.s met in the leailin ' ninni and ennipleted tlie uri;an- izaticiu of the Youngf Woman ' s Christian Assoeiatiim. ' I ' hcir first president was Anna i.nve. It was Miss l,,,ve tiial saw the need of a reli jious or.i, ' anization for the .skirls, and b - lier earnest, persislrnt eff.irl. the ' i ' . W. (. ' . A. was organized. .Sinee that tinie the or- ijar.ization has been steadily srowin.i; in Imtli nnndiers and inlhience, and at tlie present lime it is in a pros])erous condition, making itself l eenly ftlt upon the hfe of the College ' s young womanltood. The . ssociation has sent si.x delegates lo the Ndnng Woman ' s Stutient Conference at Lake (ieneva. Wis., and also sends delegates to the Slate Lonvention. h ' .ach department is doing successful work. Weekly devotional meetings throughout the vear are helil. Wednesdax afternoon at 3:45, save the first Wedne da in each month, a union service is liclfl with tlie V. .M. C. . . .Miss Kate (loulil is the president for the coming year, and the work shows nothing hut the greatest success. 29